Axe rules you routinely break

Square_peg said:
There's a girl at the Washington Trails Association that I wish I chopped like!
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I've learned a lot from a couple of women who work in the White Mountain National Forest. For me, chopping is not about powering through it. I couldn't last all day chopping 15"+ logs if I chopped like a competitor on woodsman day.
 
The guy in the video Memphis posted is a certifiable mental institution patient on the lamb.

Couple more rules I break -

Carry my axe over my shoulder like the lumberjack pictures of old.

Carry an unsheathed axe.

Catching an axe tossed to me.

Using the poll of my axe as a battering ram/hammer/sledge/etc
 
M3mphis said:
Mike also eats the yellow snow....
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your killing me :D

I guess the most common mistake I make is limbing a tree while I'm on the same side and sometimes coming towards my legs... I know... a real dumb a$$ move!
I catch myself doing it quite often and always adjust, but I still do it too much. I also catch myself doing the same thing with my chainsaw :eek:
I tend to get in a hurry to much when there is absolutlly no reason to be in a hurry, so i quess that's my greatest mistake is just being in a damn hurry for no reason!
 
Only about 3 of my axes actually have a sheath of some kind, and one of those is made out of cardboard and duct tape. Albeit with a rather ingenious retention strap, if I do say so myself.
I need to get some leather and start making some covers.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Yeah that reminds me that I need to put a pair of safety goggles back in my pack. Took 'em out to do a project and they never went back in. PPE is my friend.
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I keep safety glasses with built-in readers, ear plugs and a dust mask in my pack. Together they might weigh 2 ounces. Why wouldn't you carry them? I also carry a small first aid kit including latex gloves. Stuff happens. Be prepared.

But back to accidents for a minute. This needs to be said on an axe forum. This is important so please pay attention. If you are involved in a saw or axe accident and lose a finger or appendage then make sure you take the time to pack the finger in a bag of ice and bring it into the emergency room with you.

Your body will not die without your finger. Your finger will die without your body!!!!!!!!!!

If you sever a finger then the finger must pass through the emergency room doors with you. They will almost certainly be able to re-attach it and give you back most of its function. Too many guys overlook this simple step during an emergency.

In a pinch your buddy's peanut butter sandwich bag from lunch will do (turn it inside out). Also the freezer pack in your Playmate cooler will do. Just get the finger into something, get it cold and bring it along with you.
 
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